Virtus wins again, Alba beaten at the Fair

Back to success in Euroleague there Virtus who regulates Alba Berlin with a score of 85-76. It’s not a clean slate after the crash in Piraeus and the knockout against Scafati, but Segafredo has shown lucidity and the desire to get up again. The result was a match that was never dominated but always conducted with due distance against the Germans. Assorted protagonists of this victory, the fifth in Europe, starting however with a special mention for Teodosic director in the first half with 9 final assists and 3/6 from the arc, finally decisive 5′ from the end to repel the last offensive of the ‘Alba with 5 stitches in a row. His big game benefited from the big men who took the lead from Milos, 4/4 for Bako, 6/8 for Jaiteh with balls that need to be pushed into the net. The concrete Hackett, 13 points and 4 assists, and Weems, 6/8 from the field, allowed Vu to have a match always in control that had to be won and was won.

The record. Pajola and Cordinier considered skilled and enlisted, the Vu is applied, defends and looks for Jaiteh to hit undersized, and when Teodosic and Pajola take over at 14-11 the attack lights up. Milos distributes pearls and Bako takes advantage of it to dunk. It could be a stretch but the Alba doesn’t break down and stays in the slipstream. He holds for the entire first quarter then a couple of flurries from a lively Weems and a triple from Teo, hoist Vu after 18′ of contention to the double-digit advantage. Another lucid Bako with two free throws at the end of the fraction known as the 40-29 with which the first half ends despite a bad three-point shot stopped at 25%. For Teodosic 5 assists in 9′ on the pitch.

Upon his return, it is Hackett who takes everyone by the hand: he shoots, attacks the iron, invoices what is necessary to appear in the last lap at 63-52, with Alba not giving up however and at 6′ 58″ at 63-57 forcing Scariolo to time out to avoid a return, with which without Teo’s ideas he struggles in attack.The Serbian inside then reappears with a triple to give oxygen: 68-59 and to get the Juventus attack out of the quicksand. Then 1′ Weems closes it from the siren with a dry triple that makes it 80-69 and makes the Segafredo Arena rejoice.

Friday evening we return to the field for the Euroleague again at the Segafredo Arena. There is the ancient rival of Maccabi Tel Aviv to beat and who violated the field of Armani Milano on Tuesday.